The nurse explains that preschool children who are pretending that the dining room chair is an airplane are demonstrating ____________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


Symbolic functioning
Symbolic functioning occurs when children can create a mental image for something that is not really there.

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The nurse is concerned that an older client has nutritional deficiencies. What did the nurse find when assessing this client's nails to make this clinical decision?

1. White spots 2. Curved nails 3. Deep purple areas 4. Spoon-shaped nails 5. Bands across the nails

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A nurse is conducting a physical examination of an infant and observes the urethral opening on the dorsal side of the penis. The nurse documents this finding as:

A) hypospadias. B) epispadias. C) varicocele. D) hydrocele.

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The nursing assistant helps respect a patient's privacy by

A) closing the curtains around the patient's bed when providing care. B) entering the patient's room without knocking. C) sharing a patient's personal story with a co-worker. D) All of the above

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